The Film Daily (1946)

».= dnesday, April 24, 1946 H DAILY IPAA to Occupy apilal Bldg. in May lis hington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Occupation of the MPAA headquarters building in ington is slated for the first _Jof May, with painting, paperkj. and slight alterations now in egress. Just who of the New York ij>pce will be transferred to Washingjtjn has not yet been decided — but wle number will be small in consideration of the fact that the major ■\ j|.rt of the building will be occupied ii \' President Eric A. Johnston and a„p present Washington staff. Johnston himself will move over — tiring as head of the U. S. Cham[r of Commerce following the .amber's annual meeting at Atlan2 City April 30— May 2. He has sfinitely decided against another ;rm at the chamber helm. It is ■cely that offices will be set aside [r such MPAA leaders as Byron rice and former Gov. Carl Million, although these men will not ake permanent headquarters in rashington. Vins Reinstatement as .. 'heater Projectionist i ; Chicago — Edward J. Cooney, dis;iarged sailor, won his reinstatement as the movie operator of the dgen Theater, the Chicago opera>rs' union agreeing to his reinstateLent through its attorney Dan arnell as the U. S. Attorney Genral's office filed suit under the GI [ill of Rights for Cooney's return Jp the job. i The union claimed the house had teen unionized after Cooney entered j.ie Navy and that the union man .•ho replaced him was entitled to the bb. Tew WB Branch Heads h Toronto, Montreal 0 Appointment of Irvin Coval as ■jranch manager for Warners in oronto, with Grattan Kiely suceeding him as manager of the Monreal office, is announced by Ben Zalmenson, vice-president in charge f sales. The two promotions in the Canaian district under Haskell Masters ollow the resignation of Samuel 'earlman as Toronto branch manger. Kiely has been on the Monreal sales staff. SEND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO: April 24 Melville Baker Fred Schaefer Phil Fox Sidney Singerman Edward Rosenbaum Andrew Tombes PHIL M. DALY A Reporter's Report • • • THIS AND THAT: Metro Sales Chief Bill Rodgers is considering a sales convention for late May in Chicago. ... • Didja know that Associated British (in which Warners is heavily interested) is spending £500,000 to modernize and expand its Elstree Studios? The Britons mean business — film business — boys. ... • Great turnout yesterday at Fawcett's reception in the Hampshire House's "The Cottage" to honor Joan Curtis and Maxwell Hamilton, retiring and new editors of Motion Picture Magazine. ... • Ned Depinet is moving out of his 14th floor office in the RKO Bldg. which he has occupied for 14 years end will henceforth carry on from Peter Rathvon's former office on the 16th floor. ... • A film critic, upon viewing J. Arthur Rank's "Henry V," marveled at the way the British magnate tossed his money around. "Don't worry about it," a second critic remarked, "he gets all the dough he kneads from his flour mills" T T T • • • ON AND OFF THE RECORD: J. Arthur Rank again will be in our midst, come Spring. ... • Mort Blumenstock still adding Warner field relations men Newest addition is Phil Spiegel, out of the AAF with the DFC, Air Medal and Purple Heart and one-time Comerford Scranton manager. ... • Metro stealing a British production march, with its studio there slated for full operation in the Summer. . . . • Couple of excellent public relations moves: In St. Thomas, Ont„ FPC and 20th Century Theaters making available the Columbia Theater to the First United Church for services after its edifice was destroyed by fire. ... • And in Cleveland, class credit for students who write a review of Warners' "Devotion," opening tomorrow at the Palace there, has been set. ... • "Caesar and Cleopatra" starts at the Winter Garden in mid-August; that's final. ... • Credit Glenn Ireton of Warners with doing a swell job on the company's 25th anniversary of the talkies' advent. ... • His Red Cross campaign stint finally over, Eddie Solomon resumes as 20-Fox exploiteer in Chi T T ▼ • • • CUFF NOTES: John Byram of Paramount, and Sidney Phillips of Metro are serving on the committee which will screen scripts entered in the second annual $1,000 John Golden Prize Play Competition under Columbia University auspices. ... • AP officers and directors will see a special demonstration of CBS color television today. . . . • Didja know that the total capitalization of the newly-formed J. Arthur Rank Organization, Ltd., which will administer all of the British tycoon's film interests, is 100 pounds, in one pound shares? ... • Bill Russell, musical director of Ted Eshbaugh Studios, will emcee Macy's 25 Year Club dinner at the Pennsylvania Hotel tonight, and on Saturday will similarly serve at the Celanese Corp. party at the Beekman Hotel. . . . • Metro and Robbins Music Co. are going all out to plug the tunes "Love on a Greyhound Bus" and "All the Time" in "No Leave, No Love." the new Van Johnson-Pat Kirkwood starrer. ... • 32 Illinois cities have rejected daylight savings time, this Summer. ... • Minnette Goldstein of Century Theaters is very proud of daughter Carolyn's affiliation with Alpha Epsilon Phi at Adelphi College, where she is an honor student. ... • Both the National and American Leagues will make a baseball film annually as part of their educational and promotional program. ... • Jackie Harvey. George (Paramount) Harvey's dancing daughter, has been held over for five months at the Vienna Cafe, New York, where she appears as the dancing comedy star of their new show 'Xa Belle Helene Goes To Reno" The billing also credits her with dance director of the show. ... • "The Big Two," first of (Continued on Page 14) DATE BOOK April 21-28: "Cancer Week" observances by theaters. April 22-27: National Plastics Exposition, Grand Central Palace. April 24-26: Educational Film Library Association convention, Detroit. April 28: Chicago Cinema Lodge, B'nai B'rith. installation, Congress Hotel. April 29: Boston Tub Thumpers' second annual initiation party, Boston. April 30: United Jewish Appeal dinner, Sherry's. May 2-4: National Screen Service convention, New York. May 3: Cleveland Warner Club Spring parry. May 6: IATSE 25-30 Club testimonial dinner for Bert Santord and Harold Rodner, Grand St. Boys Clubhouse. May 7: Co-operative Theaters of Michigan annual meeting, Detroit. May 9: American Television Society annual meeting, Barbizon-Plaza. May 9-11: 16 mm. Film and Equipment Exposition of Allied Non-Theatrical Film Association, Hotel New Yorker. May 9-11: Allied Non-Theatrical Film Association convention. New York. May 9-12: Screen Guild Productions sales convention, Blackstone Hotel, Chicago. May 13-14: National Film Carriers convention, Hotel Astor. Mav 15-18: Variety Clubs of America convention, Hotel Astor. May 20-22: Republic regional sales meeting, North Hollywood Studios. May 21: 20th-Fox stockholders annual meeting, home office. May 23: Conference of Independent Exhibitors Association, Chicago. MAY 23-25: Allied States Association Spring board meeting, Palmer House, Chicago. May 24-26: Republic regional sales meeting, Blackstone Hotel, Chicago. May 25: Jack Kirsch testimonial dinner dance, Palmer House, Chicago. May 26-27: ITO Arkansas meeting, Marion Hotel, Little Rock. May 27-29: Republic regional sales meeting, New York A. C. June 4: New York MPA dinner dance, WaldorfAstoria., June 4: Martin Toohey testimonial, Narranganset Hotel, Providence, R. I. June 10-11: MPTOA board meeting, Gilmer Hotel, Columbus, Miss. June 19-21: New Jersey Allied convention, Chelsea Hotel, Atlantic City. June 24-27: National Confectioners Association convention and exposition, Stevens Hotel, Chicago. June 25-26: ATO of Indiana Summer convention, Spink Wawasee Hotel, Lake Wawasee. June 27-29: Monogram sales convention, Drake Hotel, Chicago. July 22: IATSE biennial convention, Hotel Stevens, Chicago. Aug. 5-6: National Association Visual Education Dealers annual convention, Hotel Stevens, Chicago. Aug. 6: 20th anniversary of talkies' advent via Warners. Aug. 26-30: Photographers Association of America convention, Hotel Stevens, Chicago. Oct. 10-11: Television Broadcasters Association post-war television conference, Waldorf-Astoria. SICK IIEPOIIT JOE FAITH, of Collinsville, Unionville, and Terryville, Conn, theaters, will recuperate in Atlantic City from a recent illness. SAM WEBER, manager of Rosen Film Deliveries, is recuperating at New Haven Hospital from an operation. GEORGE D. CARPENTER, general manager of Colonial Theaters Co., Valdese, N. C, is hospitalized in Grace Hospital, Morganton, N. C, following a heart attack on a golf course.